Cones and bins blocking public parking enrage Sydney local

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November 17th 2018

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Parts of this Sydney street have been blocked off by bins and conesSource:Supplied

Anyone who lives in the busy neighbourhood and doesn’t have a designated parking spot knows the frustration of finding a parking spot.

And anything that contributes to the stress of street parking is something we can all live without.

Sydney resident Michael George is fuming after his already congested street in the popular beach suburb of Coogee became even more difficult to park in after someone used bins and cones to block off a section that could normally fit up to three cars.

“It’s hard enough to park in such a busy area as it is,” he said.

“About three weeks ago, with no notice to any residents of works or anything like that, they just decided they could fence off as much of the road as they saw fit for as long as they wanted,” said the local.

Parts of this street have been blocked off by bins and cones without any prior notice to local residents.Source:Supplied

No parking, says who?Source:Supplied

Mr George explained to news.com.au that workers were initially working on a house nearby the blocked off area but now, several days later, there are no workers or visible work being done.

“It’s pretty ridiculous they can block off resident parking seven days a week for three weeks. Especially since they're not even there most of the time,” he continued.

He has since looked for the workers and residents of the house being worked on to no avail and is still unsure when the cones will be removed.

This incident comes as an East Auckland resident shared a similar story with the NZ Herald after a person illegally put out cones to block access to public parking down her street yesterday.

It seems this kind of cone-spiracy is happening all over with one NZ woman sharing her experience with the NZ Herald.Source:Supplied

Following the annoying incident, the resident spoke with her neighbour to try and make things right, which sparked a fiery debate.

“I went and saw the people who put the cones out and they said it was so they could park their car there. No other reason,” she told the NZ Herald.

“I explained that this was illegal and they don’t have the rights to a public road. He asked me to park my car elsewhere,” the woman explained.

Some locals saw the funny side of the woman’s experience on Facebook, giving the disgruntled local advice on what to do with the cones.

“Let’s make a run the cones over party,” one person joked.

But all jokes aside, parking can be stressful and we hope all cone-related offences are sorted soon.